From solving an engineering problem on the fuel pipes of Concorde to running a company now employing 2700 people, Sir David McMurtry’s story is a fascinating one. The chairman/chief executive and co-founder of precision engineering company, Renishaw, is interviewed in this month’s edition of Cotswold Life describing his initial career at Rolls Royce and onto how the company was formed.
In terms of employment, Renishaw is still a company taking on apprentices – 25 last year. It is also a company that invests with £40 million spent on R&D and engineering in the year ended June 2011. At the UK Business Awards last year, the judges said that ‘Renishaw is not only exporting British designed and British manufactured products to over 30 countries, but attracting more graduates into manufacturing.’ For more background on this local success and the man who, at 71, is still its chief designer, read the full article http://cotswold.greatbritishlife.co.uk/article/renishaw-irreplaceable-37970/
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